Question: Do the Japane rities plan to set up in Centr a bank similar to the "Fede of Nokh China" which will similar issue of non-convertible Reply: "Japan, like other Powers, is deeply interested in the currency system of Central China, and is particularly pair ul attention to the future of the existing currency. However, the new government there appears to have no present intention ai establishing in Central China a new bank similar to the "Federal Reserve Bank" of China.
Customs Formalities ion: The Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai recently stated: "It is understood that panese-owned cargo, brought to Shanghai in Japa ese vessels and landed at Japanese wharves, dispenses with Customs formalities both as regards entry and payment of duty." Can Your Excellency inform me whether this state: ment is correct and, if so, on wh grounds such Japanese goods eva the payment of import duties?
Reply: "The temporary suspension of the functions of: the Customs in the Hongkew and Yengtzepoo areas as a result of military operations in Shanghai was inevitable. But the Japanese Government hope that normal situation will soon be restored, so as to enable Japanese goods to be imported through a regular customs procedure."
Possible Hankow Attack Peiping-Tientsin Road To Be Reconstructed Question: Does Your Exceќency consider that it is necessary for the Japanese forces to advance to Hankow before the China, Incident can: be The Reconstruction Admihistration of the "Provisional Government" has announced that the highway between Peiping and Tientsin will be reconstructed as a macadamized road.
Work on this project will start on June 1, It is expected that with the completion of this new highway motor travel between the cities will greatly increase—Reuter. brought to a successful termination?
Repl; he Japanese Government's declaration of January 16, 1938 ands for all its-explicit and implicit content. We have no intention to negotiate peace with the Chiang Kaishek regime. We are looking toward a steady development of the new "ments at Peiping and Nanking, which, when merged into one ministration, will constitute a strong enough to take care fairs the territory Japanese Kidnapped their respective—jurisdictic government it is anticipated, Two Japanese traders were kidnapped by a Chinese guerilla unit near Shintai, in the upper reaches of the Whangpoo River, on May 13, the Shanghai Nippo reported yesterday. The missing men, erizo Ishikawa, 44, and Nobuo Takahashi.
left here for Kinshan and Pinghü. north of Hangchow, late last week aboard the steam tugs, Teidai Maru No. 2 and Teidai Maru No. 7. due course of time extend its influence parts of CH o as to ate any influence which the Kuomintang regime may exert in some remote local In the meantime Japan will continue to carry on her military operation against Chiang's regime and its ally, the Communist element, w Jing t
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